1 7
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#51

Current Rank

#39

#4

Peak Rank

#1

31

Years Ranked

47

9

Years in Top 10

37

24.7

Average Rank

7.6

36

Theatrical Releases

61

Maleficent $241.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.3 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Meryl Streep the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Meryl Streep

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Angelina Jolie

36 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Eternals $164.9 Million
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead $7.4 Million
2020 Come Away $184,477
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil $113.9 Million
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 $143.5 Million

Meryl Streep

61 theatrical releases • $3.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million
2026 Project Hail Mary $343.9 Million
2026 Hoppers $166.0 Million
2019 Little Women $108.1 Million
2018 Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million